My Team

Peter acts for builder and developer clients in the acquisition of building land for the construction of both high- and low-density housing. His clients also buy and sell hotels and retail shops. Peter also has many clients who live on the various private estates in the area and having lived in Weybridge for more than 25 years, is therefore familiar with the matters including the covenants affecting the estates and issues relating to the private roads. Peter was admitted as a solicitor in December 1971. At the start of his career Peter worked in-house for a public company in the building/property development sector. After his spell in commerce Peter started the practice Meadows and Co in 1976 and subsequently the firm has successfully merged with two other local practices. Supervised by: Piers Meadows   Secretary - PA - JULIE DIMES - juliedimes@meadowsryan.com

Piers is the Managing Partner of Meadows & Co, with prior experience at the London office of Mayer Brown. His practice encompasses both residential and commercial property matters. Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2003, Piers also holds the Notary Public qualification. In residential property, Piers specializes in high-value sales and purchases within Surrey and Central London's private estates. His clientele includes city solicitors, athletes, and international buyers, often referred by buying agents. Piers also represents investors with mixed portfolios, providing comprehensive management services. Additionally, he has extensive experience in real estate finance, regularly assisting offshore SPVs. Notable transactions include the refinance of a hotel chain for €300 million, the refinance of a mixed portfolio for over £50 million, and the sale of Central London residential property for over £30 million. Piers also serves as Deputy President of Lexlink, an association of independent international law firms.   Supervised by: Peter Meadows   Secretary - PA - WENDY NOBLE - wendynoble@meadowsryan.com

Ashley joined Meadows Ryan in August 2017 with over 10 years’ experience at a well-known national law firm, where she focused on personal injury, clinical negligence, and healthcare regulatory law. She became a Partner in 2019, contributing extensively to the firm’s management and operational development.

As of January 2026, Ashley serves as a consultant with the firm. In this capacity, she is a non‑practising Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (FILEX) and no longer undertakes fee‑earning work. Instead, she remains actively involved in many aspects of the firm’s operations, including:

• Risk & compliance oversight
• Finance management
• Operational efficiency and process improvement

Ashley continues to play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the practice and supporting the management team in delivering excellence across the firm.

Her professional memberships include:

• Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)
• Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM)
• Legal Practice Management Association (LPMA)

 
Supervised by: Piers Meadows

Based primarily in Yorkshire (I was Yorkshire Accountant of the Year in 2019) but with some national and international clients, Tom’s focus is law firms.
Like any good FD/CFO my start point is data-driven internal budgeting, forecasting, and result monitoring then using that to partner with the board and drive business performance.
Tom trained originally with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in their Professional Practices team working with large firms like DLA Piper and Ince. More recently he was a partner in Armstrong Watson’s specialist Legal Sector team where he worked exclusively with legal clients and with hundreds of law firms. He was the lead partner for over 50 different firms – from large to small, niche to the high street and from distressed to cash rich.
Tom is a previous committee member of the Association of Law Firm Merger Advisors, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a member of the Chartered Management Institute and has a graduate diploma in Mergers and Acquisitions from Imperial College Business School.

Priti is a partner and heads up the Firm’s Family Department. Priti specialises in all aspects of divorce and relationship breakdown including financial arrangements, cohabitation agreements and cohabitee disputes, issues relating to children (where they live, who they spend time with and other specific matters including international relocation), dissolution of civil partnerships and LBGTQ family matters.   Priti is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and has over 30 years’ experience. Priti qualified as a Fellow in 2006.   Priti is experienced in dealing with high-net worth financial remedy cases, including where there are family businesses, third party interests, hidden and overseas assets. Priti is also experienced in complicated children’s cases with issues of welfare concerns, domestic violence, and international elements, including relocation, child abduction and removal from the jurisdiction.   She is known for being accessible, approachable, and responsive. Priti has a no-nonsense approach to cases, providing clear, pragmatic and robust advice. Always endeavouring to find the best solution for her clients, and a creative solution, with a minimum of fuss and acrimony, recognising also that, whilst a relationship may be coming to an end, the family will continue where there are children, with all parties having to be able to effectively co-operate and co-parent after the relationship breakdown.   Priti is experienced in dealing with:  

• Divorce and the breakdown of civil partnerships and relationships
• High net worth financial remedy cases, with complex asset portfolios
• Family businesses
• Overseas assets
• Complicated children’s cases with issues of welfare concerns, domestic violence, and removal from the         jurisdiction.
• cases with limited assets, endeavouring to find a creative solution to enable both parties to set up post separation.

  Supervised by: Piers Meadows

Jodie is the Head of the Firm’s Employment Department. Admitted as a solicitor in August 2019, Jodie provides expert advice to both employers and employees on a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Her areas of expertise include performance management, employee exits, settlement agreement negotiations, contract and handbook terms, grievances, redundancies, and employment tribunal proceedings. Additionally, Jodie has significant experience in family law, particularly in divorce, separation, financial matters, and cohabitation disputes.   Supervised by: Sarah Lewis

Alastair is a Solicitor (admitted 26 September 2023) and Partner in the Meadows Ryan Property Team. He joined the firm in May 2021. Alastair originally trained and qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in March 2021 at Harold Bell Infields & Co, Hampton Wick, and has amassed a wealth of experience in residential and commercial property matters, including acquisitions of companies and assets, leasehold and enfranchisement matters, financial restructuring, complex land registry issues and claims for adverse possession. He receives repeat instructions for a number of property investment companies and commercial landlords. Alastair grew up in Twickenham and now lives in Walton-on-Thames. He enjoys cooking, cycling and watching sports. Career experience: Acting in the £34million sale of a group of companies to a PLC; Acquisitions of hotels, pubs and restaurants; Acquisition of hotel companies; Enfranchisement of freehold houses in Chelsea Square, London; Sale of luxury newbuild developments; acting in the refinancing of property portfolios for offshore companies in excess of £6million; Acquisition of residential properties in excess of £11million; Sale of 17th Century Grade I Listed Manor House and grounds in excess of 140 acres.   Supervised by: Piers Meadows

Sarah is a Licensed Conveyancer with over 25 years’ experience of assisting clients in navigating the often-confusing world of conveyancing/home buying and selling. Sarah deals with a variety of residential property transactions. Sarah qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer in 2007. She prides herself in being available and offering support to anyone looking to move home, investors, first-time buyers, and overseas clients and believes a proactive attitude has considerable impact on the conveyancing process and is always delighted to engage with clients during what is considered to be a very stressful time. Sarah’s expertise extends to:

• Buy to Let Purchases
• Bridging Finance
• Right to Buy
• Remortgages
• Transfers of Equity
• Sales and Purchases for UK and Overseas clients
• New building
• Freehold and Leasehold Transactions, including lease extensions.
• Equity Release and Lifetime Mortgages

  Supervised by: Piers Meadows

James Baker is an experienced solicitor in our Private Client Department. He joined the firm to assist in the private client team having run his own practice and prior to that, having worked at Charles Russell in London after qualifying as a solicitor in 2008. James specialises in all areas of private client law including Estate Planning and Administration, Wills, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney. James is experienced at finding solutions for every individual’s needs and circumstances. His private client background has provided him with extensive experience in dealing with the complex issues of lifetime and succession planning for UK based clients and he prides himself on offering clients a unique personal service and a depth of expertise that will help guide them through some of life’s most important decisions. In his spare times James enjoys traveling, film and tennis. Supervised by: Piers Meadows

Sarah was called to the Bar in 2013 and later cross-qualified as a solicitor in 2017. She has, however, worked in the area of residential conveyancing since 2009.   Sarah joined the Meadows & Co team in 2020 having worked in residential conveyancing firms within her local area of Surbiton, Thames Ditton, Kingston Upon Thames and Esher for several years. She has extensive experience of her local area, both through work and through being a local resident, and has good relationships with many of the estate agents in the area.   She acts for clients across a wide range of conveyancing transactions, including the sale and purchase of leasehold and freehold properties and re-mortgages. Clients value her pragmatic approach, and she regularly receives repeat business and personal recommendations from clients.   Supervised by: Piers Meadows